It is now official -- I am retired as of the end of June, 2014. I shall post here only when there is a need to do so -- as in if I teach as a guest lecturer. Feel free to make use of my materials -- just provide credits if you re-use my material.

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.Social Studies 11.

Social Studies 11

We had our last in-class test on Friday. Chapter & 5 material will be included on the Provincial final exam, so be sure to complete all work thoroughly.

Your exam is on Tuesday, January 29 in rooms B202 and B203 -- the double Math room, between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

I will collect Blue text-books and Geography textbooks on Friday. With three classes writing exams at the same time, it is impossible to collect books at the exams as historically a very large number of people forget to bring their books to the exam. We do not have a bookroom yet, so it will not be possible to check for misplaced books there. We cannot afford to be missing books heading into the new semester. Bills for lost texts will be handed out at the exam. If you do not have home access to the Internet, I will make an exception for you to hang on to the Geography text to complete homework. If you need this arrangement, you must see me individually.

This close to exam time, you should not be relying in text-book study in any case. Use flash cards, timelines, and point-form notes on concepts. Text-book reading is highly inefficient.

Tuesday, January 22 - Take up homework. Video: History’s Harvestand do the viewing guide questions. If time we will look at more of the Chapter 4 PowerPoint. Read pp. 93-102. Do #1-6, p. 97 (but note "1997" in #3 should read "1973" and the typographical error in #5, where "grater" should read "greater"), #1-7, p. 102.

Wednesday, January 23 - Take up homework. Video: Resources & Conservation and questions. If time we will look at more of the Chapter 4 PowerPoint. You must watch any unfinished Chapter 4 PowerPoint on your own time, for homework. Read pp. 102-106. Do #1-6, p. 105 and Further Thought #1-4, p. 108.

Friday, January 25 - Watch the amazing Dr. Hans Rosling's presentation at the 2006 TED Conference - The Seemingly Impossible is Possible. Be sure to watch as many of his video Gapcasts as you have time for. We will look at those that block time allows for. Read pp. 129-132. Do #1-3, p. 130, #1-2, p. 131, and #1-4, p. 132.

Comparative Civilizations 12

The final examination in this course will be held on the last two days of class, instead of during exam week. This test is worth 15% of your course mark. Only the first part of the test is closed book. You may refer to your notebooks in answering all other material. Final Exam, Day 1: Slide Identification (closed book). Expect 50 items. You are to identify the work, the artist and the period (100 marks - since not all items have all three parts, we will give bonus marks for any third part identified). The remaining part of day 1 is an essay question - choose 1 from among 4 options (24 marks - 6 for composition and 18 for content -- marked according to the provincial examinations English & History rubrics).

I hope to be able to post final marks for you by Monday, January 28 - probably on the bulletin board outside my room.

Monday, January 21 - Frans Hals and the minor Dutch masters. Watch some episodes from Sister Wendy. Work on package. Hand in Grandeur & Obedience package by 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 22 - Vermeer and Rembrandt. Work on Package. If you get the opportunity, the feature film The Girl With a Pearl Earing, is a nice evening's viewing. Watch Simon Schama's excellent documentary on Rembrandt.

Friday, January 25 - Day 2 of the Final Exam. Hand in the Light of Experience package by 4:30 p.m.

History 12

This unit is global in scope -- far more than previous units. I will tend to focus on one region or issue at a time, which will mean that we will jump around more in time order. We did a bit of this in the last unit, but expect far more from now on. It is, therefore, essential that you find a way to make sure that you get the chronology right. I strongly suggest that you create a time line, with years on one axis and a series of columns, labelled Europe, Asia, North America, and South America on the other axis. Put major events on this timeline in the appropriate location and time. This will help you see events graphically -- recognizing how they might influence other events, elsewhere in the world, in the Cold War era.

Even though you are not handing in the final group of questions for marking, it is essential that you complete them thoroughly. They are the best preparation I can give you for getting ready for this content on the final exam.

If you are not using your textbooks to study from, and I strongly suggest that you are beyond this by the end of this week (you should be using flashcards, timelines and point-form notes on concepts by this time), please hand them back to me on Friday. I will allow students to hang on to books until the test if absolutely necessary, and will collect books at the test room.

Monday, January 21 - Maoist and post-Maoist China (base notes). At home, watch the History Channel video Mao Declassified, which deals with the Cultural Revolution. A nice summary of Chinese 20th Century History can be seen in PBS' China; A Century of Revolution - available in pieces on Youtube - I link to segment 1. Music videos give an interesting insight into Maoist culture. Watch The East is Red(I link to the first part), and Song of Dragon River (again linking to the first part).

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

Social Studies 11

Your unit test on chapters 2 & 3 -- population and standards of living -- will be this Friday. This will be your last full-blown unit test as we cannot afford to use more class time for testing. I may quiz you as we work through the final two chapters, but there will be on unit test. Expect the following breakdown on the chapter 2-3 test: 65 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) and a choice of 3 long answer questions from 10 options (6 marks each), for a total of 83 marks. 5 Bonus marks are available for flash cards (minimum of 30 cards).

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

Tuesday, January 15 - Take up homework. Video - Gwynne Dyer's Escaping From History. (Sorry, this one is not available on the Internet). 1) What are living conditions like in Mexico City? 2) Why are people abandoning the countryside? 3) What does Dyer believe must happen for the developing world to get their fair share of consumer goods? Read pp. 62-64. Do #1-5, p. 64.

Wednesday, January 16 - Take up homework, continue PowerPoint on chapter 3. If we do not finish this in class, be sure to download and work through the remainder. Read pp. 64-73. Do #1-3, p. 70, #1-8, p. 73.

Thursday, January 17 - Take up homework. Video: Gwynne Dyer's The Bomb Under the World." (Sorry, it is not available on the Internet). While watching this video, answer the questions: How is consumerism changing India? What are the positive and negative consequences for this developing country and for the world? Prepare for chapter 2 & 3 unit test next class.

Friday, January 18 - Unit Test on Chapter 2 (Population) and Chapter 3 (Standards of Living). Read pp. 83-86. Do #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85 & 1-2, p. 86. Be sure to spend time preparing for the final exam on the weekend.

Comparative Civilizations 12

With only three weeks remaining, we will not have another unit test. The remaining material will be tested on the final exam.

The final examination in this course will be held on the last two days of class, instead of during exam week. This test is worth 15% of your course mark. Only the first part of the test is closed book. You may refer to your notebooks in answering all other material.

Final Exam, Day 1: Slide Identification (closed book). Expect 50 items. You are to identify the work, the artist and the period (100 marks - since not all items have all three parts, we will give bonus marks for any third part identified). The remaining part of day 1 is an essay question - choose 1 from among 4 options (24 marks - 6 for composition and 18 for content -- marked according to the provincial examinations English & History rubrics).

Wednesday, January 16- Painters - Rubens and Velasquez. Sister Wendy segments. Work on Grandeur and Obedience package. Watch Great Artists; Rubens.England's National Gallery has a nice podcast on their Velasquez exhibit, with great information on the artist and his work.

Thursday, January 17 - Painters -- Carravaggio and Gentilleschi. Work on Grandeur and Obedience package. Watch Simon Schama's video on Carravaggio (59 minutes). A nice short video showing examples of Carravaggio's work with music can be seen here, or try this short clip on how Carravaggio painted. There is a good feature film on Gentilleschi, Artemisia. This is worth watching if you can acquire a copy. An Open University courseware section on Helen Langdon's Biography on Carravaggio has excellent and detailed information -- having a copy of the biography on the side makes it even better.

Friday, January 18 - The Light of Experience package assigned (this package will be due on Friday, January 25, at the end of the 2nd day of the final exam). We will see either the filmstrip, or the Kenneth Clark video.

History 12

This unit is global in scope -- far more than previous units. I will tend to focus on one region or issue at a time, which will mean that we will jump around more in time order. We did a bit of this in the last unit, but expect far more from now on. It is, therefore, essential that you find a way to make sure that you get the chronology right. I strongly suggest that you create a time line, with years on one axis and a series of columns, labelled Europe, Asia, North America, and South America on the other axis. Put major events on this timeline in the appropriate location and time. This will help you see events graphically -- recognizing how they might influence other events, elsewhere in the world, in the Cold War era.

Because we have lost so much class time and we need every remaining class minute, I have cancelled the scheduled in-class essay. I do this reluctantly as it is good practice heading into the final exam. I will soon post a list of typical final exam essay topics here. You should create rough plans for answering each. This will not be submitted for marks. If we are unable to complete any lecture material, it will be your responsibility to read the lecture notes. I will post these on the blog.The only remaining option for improving your mark is to get in overdue work or to submit the bonus GlossaryAssignment, given at the start of the year. In order to process this work and get your mark added, it must be handed in by Monday, January 21 at the very latest. (Please note that although up to 5% bonus is possible on your overall mark, this is a huge bonus and most bonus marks earned are in the 1-2.5 percent range. Only two marks of 5% have been earned in the last 15 years.).

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

There is a major research assignment currently underway (since October), the

Friday, January 11 - Tuesday, January 9 - Final call for Family History Assignments. Take up homework. Streaming video of Stewart Brand at Google --"City Planet" -- with questions. Do the scattergram assignment on Fertility and Education, #$1-3 on p. 48.

Comparative Civilizations 12

With only three weeks remaining, we will not have another unit test. The remaining material will be tested on the final exam.

The final examination in this course will be held on the last two days of class, instead of during exam week. This test is worth 15% of your course mark. Only the first part of the test is closed book. You may refer to your notebooks in answering all other material.

Final Exam, Day 1: Slide Identification (closed book). Expect 50 items. You are to identify the work, the artist and the period (100 marks - since not all items have all three parts, we will give bonus marks for any third part identified). The remaining part of day 1 is an essay question - choose 1 from among 4 options (24 marks - 6 for composition and 18 for content -- marked according to the provincial examinations English & History rubrics).

The final examination is, therefore, out of 249 marks -- but this is scaled to 15% of your final course mark.

The Mannerism package is due by Monday, January 14 - this is an extension from the original due date of Wednesday, Jan. 9. The Reformation package is due on Monday, January 14 -- though we will begin the new package before then.

Monday, January 7 - Video - A Man For All Seasons on Sir Thomas More.

Tuesday, January 8 - Video (continued). Work on packages.

Wednesday, January 9 - Mannerism package due date postponed to Monday by 4:30 p.m. -- at the same time as the Reformation package. Protest & Communication filmstrip - or full Kenneth Clark video. Work on Reformationpackage.

Friday, January 11 - Palladian and Baroque Architecture. Work on Reformation or Baroque packages.

History 12

This unit is global in scope -- far more than previous units. I will tend to focus on one region or issue at a time, which will mean that we will jump around more in time order. We did a bit of this in the last unit, but expect far more from now on. It is, therefore, essential that you find a way to make sure that you get the chronology right. I strongly suggest that you create a time line, with years on one axis and a series of columns, labelled Europe, Asia, North America, and South America on the other axis. Put major events on this timeline in the appropriate location and time. This will help you see events graphically -- recognizing how they might influence other events, elsewhere in the world, in the Cold War era.

The good news is that there will be no more unit tests. I do not wish to lose further blocks to testing -- though there will be an in-class essay in early January. Topic 5 & 6 material will, however, be strongly present on the Provincial Final Exam. Link here to Topic 5 & 6 questions. Link here to the plan for Topics 5 & 6.

Expect to hand in questions to the end of #62 -- even if we do not quite reach this in our lectures -- at the end of this week.

Monday, January 7 - The Vietnam War - the French Experience (base notes). Watch an excellent 48 minute documentary on this topic, Dien Bien Phu, part of the fabulous series "The 10,000 Day War." All episodes are excellent.